Plants of Colonial Williamsburg: Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Karen This evergreen shrub is native to the dry rocky hills of the Mediterranean area and is a member of the mint family, Lamiaceae, that also includes beebalm, basal, and lavender.…
How to Care for Bonsai: Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Rosemary is commonly associated with herbs and cooking but it makes a fine bonsai plant because of its attractive leaves, flowers and trunk. A native of the Mediterranean countries where…
Herb Garden: Four Herbs for Hair Care
Beautiful hair is a virtue that every woman wants. They spend mega-bucks every year at the beauty parlor having their dyed, curled, straightened, conditioned, cut and styled. There are some…
Herb Garden: Five Herbs Used as Sweetness Enhancers
The great thing about using herbs as sweetness enhancers is that they don’t add calories. You can use them alone or with sugar or other sweeteners to heighten the sweetness…
Five Sweet Smelling Herbs for the Cottage Garden
The traditional cottage garden of the past was a practical garden that included vegetables and herbs. The herbs were important to the cottage gardener for their usefulness especially in regard…
Plants with Special Meanings for Valentine’s Day: Gift Suggestions
Valentine’s Day always conjures up visions of flowers among other things but why just give the flowers? Why not give a whole flowering plant that would last much longer than…
Name This Plant Game: Culinary Herbs 1
Chuck This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing…
Eight Edible Herbs for A Container Herb Garden
When you are cooking do you want to truck across your back yard for herbs? I don’t so I was determined to have the herbs near the kitchen door. One…